Jacqueline Bisset was already known and loved by cinema audiences before the 1970s began; she had eleven movie credits to her name including a part in the original 'Casino Royale.' She may not even have been any more famous by the end of the 70s than she was when it began, but that doesn't change the fact that she was one of the era's enduring stars.
Bisset racked up an astonishing eighteen movie credits during the 1970s; almost two a year, and many of them prominent and critically acclaimed performances. It was probably 1977's 'The Deep' that was the best known of all - the film is known for a scene where Bisset's character swims in the sea in only her underwear and a t-shirt. The movie's director Peter Guber would later remark that the t-shirt made him a lot of money.
To insure one’s house, one’s car or to underwrite a life insurance policy, that is common practice. But who would pay an insurance premium for his/her thumb, legs or smile? Stars, of course.
At the top of the ranking are the legs of Mariah Carey, worth 810 million USD: The diva became, in 2006, the Gillette brand muse for the advertising campaign «Legs of a Goddess». She then took out an insurance policy with London Lloyds to protect her legs, a decision that is far from being insignificant. Among its customers, the London insurer then included several icons of music, such as Bob Dylan or Rod Stewart.
David Beckham’s body insured for 195 million USD: European champion with Manchester United in 1999, David Beckham was in 2006 the most renowned footballer of the planet. In relation to his sporting activities, he took out an insurance cover for his legs. The huge amount paid for his insurance would reportedly exceed the 103 million USD disbursed by Real Madrid for the cover of Christiano Ronaldo in 2009. The fashion model would later extend his insurance cover to his entire body.
15 million USD in insurance for Kim Kardashian’s curves: The curves of Kim Kardashian are her number one beauty asset. The reality TV star, who is crazy about plastic surgery, has underwritten an insurance policy worth 15 million USD to protect her famous butt.
The culinary critic Egon Ronay assured his taste buds: The famous Hungarian culinary critic has insured his taste buds since 1957, for the amount of 400 000 USD. An original insurance policy which allows him to cover his sense of taste without which he will no longer be able to practice his job.